TRANSPORTATION POLICY
Transportation is provided for students who reside more than the following distances by road, path, or walkway from the school they are eligible to attend.
Kindergarten 1.0 km
Grades 1-4 1.6 km
Grades 5 & 6 2.0 km
Grades 7 & 8 3.2 km
In our schoolÍs catchment area only students in grades JK Ð 6 residing in the Guildwood and Huntington subdivision are eligible.
EMPTY SEAT POLICY
This policy is coordinated and administered by the school. Applications should be made to the Principal/Vice-Principal who at his/her discretion will approve applications for transportation effective the middle of October. Empty seat riders must use an existing stop location; no new stops will be added to the run. Priority will be granted according to the youngest and furthest applicants.
All students riding the school bus will be required to carry their bus pass with them at all times and follow all bus safety rules.
TRANSPORTATION CANCELLATION
Transportation may be cancelled due to poor weather conditions. This normally occurs before school begins in the morning and is announced on the following radio stations:
CHUM 1050 CKFM 99.9
CFRB 1010 CFNY 102.1
CJCL 590 TALK 640
CFTO ENERY FM 93.1
CBC 740 CHEZ Z97.3
CFTR 680 CHF I98.1
CHIN 100.7FM CJMR/CHWO 1250
Our school board is the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board.
If bus transportation is cancelled in the morning, it also follows that children WILL NOT be picked up at the end of the day. If you drive your child to school on the day the transportation is cancelled, it is then your responsibility to pick your child up at the end of the day. When transportation services are cancelled, the school remains open and it is the responsibility of the parent to determine whether or not it is safe for a student to walk to and from school.
We will be communicating one of four standard messages to the radio stations. The four announcements and their effect on the transportation system are as follows: (Please note that the highlighted text only will be communicated by the radio stations).
1. “DUFFERIN-PEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD BUSES SERVING ST. ANDREW, ST. BENEDICT AND ST. PETER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND R.F. HALL SECONDARY SCHOOL ARE CANCELLED FOR TODAY.”
2. “THE DUFFERIN-PEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD BUSES AND THE PEEL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD BUSES IN THE TOWN OF CALEDON AND THE COUNTY OF DUFFERIN ARE CANCELLED”. This means that all runs listed under announcement #l PLUS the following are cancelled.
- All schools in the Town of Caledon including St. Patrick and all school runs that begin in the Town of Caledon.
- Individual schools will be notified if this cancellation affects their school.
3. “THE DUFFERIN-PEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD AND THE PEEL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD BUSES ARE CANCELLED.” This means that:
ALL Transportation services provided by the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board and The Peel District School Board, including buses, vans and taxis have been cancelled for the entire day.
4. “THE SCHOOLS AND OFFICES OF BOTH THE DUFFERINPEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD AND THE PEEL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD ARE CLOSED.” This means that:
ALL Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board ad Peel District School Board schools and offices are closed to all students and staff.
N.B. For Secondary School students riding Public Transit, cancellation of service will be communicated by the respective transit property over the radio. Please be advised that Public Transit rarely cancels and that the level of service on days with inclement weather is unpredictable.